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Five Tracksters Receive All-Academic Honors

Submitted by Karen Bos on Sat, 2007-07-07 11:29

Five members of the 2007 Hope track and field teams have been named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association national all-academic team.

The five Hope athletes are among 324 student-athletes from all NCAA Division III institutions to receive the distinction. To qualify, an athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.25 and obtained an NCAA automatic or provisional qualifying mark for the national outdoor championships.

Both the women's and men's track and field teams have been named to the association's team honor roll.

The Flying Dutch had a cumulative 3.570 grade point average, third best among all NCAA Division III institutions. Two other MIAA women's teams achieved the honor roll distinction, Calvin (3.456) and Albion (3.450). Whitworth College of Washington topped the women's honor roll at 3.629.

The Flying Dutchmen had a cumulative 3.080 grade point average. Haverford, Pa. led the men's honor roll at 3.426. Two other MIAA men's teams joined Hope on the men's honor roll, Calvin (3.136) and Albion (3.004).